English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Allaston

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lydney

Historical Forms

  • Aluredeston(e), Aluredestuna 1086 DB 1167 P 1270 For 1272 MinAcct 1535 Monast
  • Aluridestuna c.1275 For
  • Aluredistuna 1280 MinAcct
  • Alfordeston 1276 RH
  • Alfredeston(e) 1285,1288,1296 MinAcct
  • Aluerdeston' 1291 MinAcct
  • Aluerdeston' als. Alueston 1620 FF
  • Alyeteston Ed1 BM
  • Alyaston 1557 FF
  • Al(l)eston 1559 GR421 1571 FF
  • Al(l)eston als. Alaston 1576 MonLand

Etymology

'Ælfrēd's farm', v. tūn . The pers.n. is OE  Ælfrēd .